Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga
3,917 on the U.S. register across 14 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1965 to 2008; half of them date from 1978 or earlier. Florida has the most (416). 56% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the PA-32 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser (1,654), Lycoming Io-540 Ser (1,060), Lycoming 0-540 Series (645)
- Seats
- 6 (up to 7 in some versions)
- Cruise speed
- about 126 mph
- Makers on the register
- Piper, Piper Aircraft Inc, New Piper Aircraft Inc
- Registered
- earliest certificate June 20, 1967; newest October 1, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida416Texas342California251Delaware161Georgia143North Carolina136Ohio127Pennsylvania125Tennessee114Michigan110Indiana94Alaska93
Who owns them registrant type
LLC1,547 (39%)Individual1,298 (33%)Corporation615 (16%)Co-owned410 (10%)Partnership32 (0.8%)Non-citizen corporation11 (0.3%)Government4 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-32-300 | 992 | 1948 to 1980 | 25.3% |
| PA-32-260 | 650 | 1964 to 1978 | 16.6% |
| PA-32R-301T | 555 | 1979 to 2008 | 14.2% |
| PA-32R-300 | 510 | 1975 to 1978 | 13.0% |
| PA-32R-301 | 462 | 1979 to 2006 | 11.8% |
| PA-32RT-300T | 204 | 1954 to 1989 | 5.2% |
| PA-32RT-300 | 200 | 1977 to 1979 | 5.1% |
| PA-32-301 | 167 | 1980 to 1996 | 4.3% |
| PA-32-301T | 81 | 1980 to 1987 | 2.1% |
| PA32-301FT | 43 | 2003 to 2007 | 1.1% |
| PA32-301XTC | 36 | 2003 to 2006 | 0.9% |
| PA-32RT-301T | 7 | 1982 to 1986 | 0.2% |
| PA-32-301XTC | 7 | 2005 to 2006 | 0.2% |
| PA-32S-300 | 3 | 1967 to 1971 | 0.1% |
When they were built by decade · 567 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid3,872 (99%)Pending31 (0.8%)Sale reported10 (0.3%)Reports overdue2 (0.1%)Invalid2 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard3,794 (97%)None on file109 (3%)Experimental6 (0.2%)Special flight permit4 (0.1%)Restricted2 (0.1%)Provisional1 (0.0%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee22International Air Services INC Trustee16Bas Part Sales LLC15Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee10Sky West Aviation INC Trustee6Dodson International Parts INC6Qualitair LLC Trustee5Piper Aircraft INC5Valiair Lc Trustee4High Noon Leasing LLC4Blue Waters Air Charters LLC4Aig Aeronautics LLC4
Fleet pages: Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · International Air Services INC Trustee · Bas Part Sales LLC · Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee · Sky West Aviation INC Trustee · Dodson International Parts INC · Qualitair LLC Trustee · Piper Aircraft INC
Accident history NTSB records · 1,232 cases since 1982, 366 fatal
2026-09-09ERA26LA336 · PA-32-300 N4056W · accident near West Kingston, RI · no injuries
2026-08-21ERA26LA322 · PA-32R-300 N2297M · accident near Thomaston, GA · no injuries
2026-08-06ANC26LA080 · PA-32-260 N8791E · accident near Pinetown, NC · minor injuries
2026-05-22CEN26LA202 · PA-32R-300 N4556Q · accident near Comanche, TX · no injuries
2026-05-17WPR26FA189 · PA-32-300 N8502N · accident near Empire, NV · 2 killed
2026-04-09WPR26FA151 · PA-32R-301T N4190E · accident near Marana, AZ · 2 killed
2026-03-25ERA26LA151 · PA-32-260 N7081H · accident near Block Island, RI · minor injuries
2025-12-24WPR26FA069 · PA-32-260 N2785Q · accident near Rio Linda, CA · 1 killed
The 8 most recent of 1,232 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Piper PA-32 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
3,917 as of October 2, 2026, counting 14 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-32s?
Florida, with 416.
Who owns the Piper PA-32?
56% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 3,917
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N38983 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
N38983 LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8197P | Piper PA-32-301T |
Thrash St LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79FY | Piper PA-32-300 |
Manaj Aviation LLC Wilmington, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21357 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Wild Outdoors Oil LLC Velma, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N956AC | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Jpe Aviation LLC Fairview, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4557X | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Prime Property Investments LLC Pevely, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N431FB | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Az Enterprises LLC Palmdale, California |
Standard | 2023-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5235B | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Brit LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N568WF | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N413HC | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Need For Speed LLC Tyler, Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21418 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N834CC | Piper PA-32RT-301T |
Jarriel Investments INC Register, Georgia |
None on file | 2023-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N163JT | Piper PA32-301FT |
Lifetime Investment Solutions LLC Hahira, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23138 | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3815W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Ck Aviation LLC Milledgeville, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4078R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Brehmer Family Airplane LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562TR | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301T |
Big Dream LLC Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772SD | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N778C | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32-301XTC |
Wingnut Aviation Group LLC Seymour, Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N485GA | Piper PA-32-301 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53455 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3025N | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
True Auto Mart LLC Belton, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3630W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38448 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Orphans Hands INC Clinton, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44747 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N830TC | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N28PZ | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301T |
Asa Obion LLC Union City, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4004R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56155 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53572 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Arb Aviation LLC Palm Harbor, Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6851J | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Hem Properties LLC Winston Salem, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92877 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Hart Air LLC Graford, Texas |
None on file | 2023-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15476 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8950N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3036J | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3652W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Valiair Limited CO Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56095 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Jk Aviation LLC Manteca, California |
Standard | 2023-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8324T | Piper PA-32-301 |
Tango LLC Chesterfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111NW | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Knell LLC Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N829LS | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Starkys Equipment Leasing LLC Manchester, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101W | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Cole-Tac LLC Rapid City, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1861H | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Elusive Aviation INC Pflugerville, Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300DB | Piper PA-32-300 |
Edeair LLC Utica, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4108W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Arrow Ventures INC Lake Preston, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44782 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3950M | Piper PA-32-300 |
Scifly LLC San Diego, California |
Restricted | 2023-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81KL | Piper PA-32-301 |
St Pete Aviation Services LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
None on file | 2023-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N372MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Benham Properties LLC Sullivan, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N406RB | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Airflair INC Maurice, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5590J | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8451B | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Bmw Air LLC Norwalk, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3912W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8952N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Circle K Supply Chain Solutions LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3581W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2183V | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Mile High Maintanance INC Lakewood, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21873 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2100A | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4105R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16253 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Quincy Aircraft LLC Quincy, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31641 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4360C | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Bckm LLC Florida, New York |
Standard | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4468X | Piper PA-32-300 |
Half Nuts LLC Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N874MA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA32-301FT |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5431F | Piper PA-32-300 |
Sea Container Sales INC New Waverly, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731SM | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Skyline Flight Services LLC Millen, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2111M | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31724 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Apostolic Fellowship Assoc Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9126S | Piper PA-32-301 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1027F | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31397 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Ial CORP Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N952DA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9614C | Piper PA-32-300 |
Bravo Foxtrot Zulu Holdings LLC Unionville, Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2150B | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Green Head Flight Services LLC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N812M | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fj Aviation LLC Texarkana, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31241 | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301 |
Hotel Charlie Aero LLC Marshville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N755BE | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N941DS | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Mirror Invincible LLC Rotonda, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106NA | Piper PA-32-260 |
Vann-Tage Point Aviation LLC New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121TW | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Blue Ridge Mountain Flyers Aviation LLC Mineral Bluff, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8385Q | Piper PA-32-301 |
Blue Sky Harbors LLC Crystal, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3012L | Piper PA-32-300 |
Cwp Flight LLC Lawton, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4425T | Piper PA-32-300 |
Booth Aviation LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901BL | Piper PA-32-300 |
Maritime Helicopters INC Homer, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9095Y | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Aviation Trust Company LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3656W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Nuvision Heaqlth Center Macomb, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6409C | Piper PA-32-300 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9277B | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fishers Shop INC Xenia, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374HP | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4228T | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6199J | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3140G | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301T |
Bynum Aviation LLC New Albany, Mississippi |
None on file | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5585J | Piper PA-32-260 |
Phb Aviation INC Melbourne Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3459W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N255DH | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Marina Electric INC Cutler Bay, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84023 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2922Q | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Ww Aero LLC Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8042G | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Temple In The Sky LLC Marietta, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2225S | Piper PA-32-300 |
Ashland Aviation LLC Ashland, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23AL | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Pv Aviation LLC Poland, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327HP | Piper PA-32R-301T |
N327Hp LLC Senoia, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |